Well gentlemen, you replies gave me somethings to think about - I a took a pair of needle nose pliers and bent both pickup shoes outward slightly and the motor unit now functions properly. The 221 now goes through the forward/neutral/reverse sequence correctly and runs without intermittent stops and reverses. Hopefully it does the same when the shell is put back on. For those that asked the engine did not operate properly with or without the shell and it was being run exclusively on tubular track. Thanks very much to all who replied.
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